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1 | what is the meaning behind circumcision? | Gen 17:11 | okie_tex | 59221 | ||
Genesis 17:11-12.....What was the meaning behind God having Abram circumsized to represent Abram's covenant with God....Why circumcision? | ||||||
2 | what is the meaning behind circumcision? | Gen 17:11 | prayon | 59389 | ||
Greetings okie tex, According to the account of the circumcision found in Gen 17:10-14 circumcision is one of the ways that God established His covenant with Abraham. To the Israelites circumcision was not merely a surgical procedure, it was above all a symbol of God's covenant with Abraham and his descendants. To the Israelites. It symbolized the physical and spiritual continuity of the Israelite generations. Without the circumcision one could not participate in public worship nor become a member of Israel's community. prayon | ||||||